Hitachi Projector CP-WU5500 User Manual

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Operating
Using the EDGE BLENDING features
1. MODE (MANUAL)
OFF: Disables the Blending function.
MANUAL: Allows you to adjust Blending Region or Blending Level by using menu.
• IMAGE OPTIMIZER is not selectable when Blending is set to other than OFF .
• ECO MODE is not selectable when Blending is set to other than OFF.
2.  BLENDING LEVEL
Select BLENDING LEVEL with ▲/▼ buttons.
[1-25] can be selected with 
◄/► buttons.
Adjust the brightness of Blending Region according to the settings.
3. BLENDING REGION 3.1 Specifying Blending Region
Select one of the four sides with ▲/▼/
◄/► buttons and press ENTER or  
button. Blending Region can be specifi ed for left and right sides with 
◄/► 
buttons
 and for top and bottom sides with ▲/▼ buttons.
Specify Blending Region for each projector.
Adjust them referring to the guide displayed during the adjustment of Blending 
Region.
* The minimum value of Blending Region is 200 dots.
(continued on next page)
Guide line
Blend  Region
Left ImageRight Image 
						

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Operating
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4.1 Displaying Cropping Menu
 
Select CROPPING with ▲/▼ buttons and press 
►, 
ENTER or 
 button to display Cropping Menu.  
 
4.2 Setting Cropping  
Select MODE with ▲/▼ buttons and select ON with 
◄/► buttons. 
Input image is automatically cut out according to the 
settings of Blending Region.
4.   CROPPING 
When inputting the same image to each projector, Cropping function enables 
projector to cut out a part of input image and display one image on a large 
screen. The following patterns are supported.
1 x 22 x 2
2 x 1 
						

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Operating
 4.3 Adjusting Cropping Area
Adjust Cropping Area when cutting out a part of input image.
Select SETUP with ▲/▼ buttons and press 
►, ENTER or  button.
*  MODE is set to [OFF] temporarily and the guide of Cropping Area  is displayed.
Select [LT]/[WH] with ▲/▼ buttons and press  ENTER or 
 button.
Move the guide display with ▲/▼/
◄/► buttons to select the region of the 
screen to be cut out.
Press ENTER or 
 button and then press ◄ button to select SETUP, and 
MODE switches to ON automatically.
(continued on next page)  4.4 Adjust Cropping Area of the other projector.
Set Cropping Area of the other projector with the same value as one projector.
Input image is automatically cut out according to the settings of Blending 
Region.
*  When you want to keep input image from not being seen while setting up, set 
BLANK to ON.
Input Image
Cropping
Input Image
Cropping 
						

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Operating
5.  DIMMING LEVEL  
Adjusts the brightness of the projectors which are using Blending.  
Using the ◄/► buttons to adjust the dimming level.
6.   WHITE BALANCE 
Adjusts the white balance of the whole screen.
6.1   OFFSET  
OFFSET adjustments change the color intensity on the whole tones.
6.2   GAIN 
GAIN adjustments mainly affect color intensity on the brighter tones.
• The positional deviation of the screen may occur after installing 
the projector over time. In that case, perform the screen adjustment again to 
correct the positional deviation.  NOTE 
						

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Operating
1.
Using the magnify feature
2.
3.
4.
Press the MAGNIFY ON button on the remote 
control.  
The picture will be magnified, and the MAGNIFY 
dialog will appear on the screen. When the 
MAGNIFY ON button is pressed for the first time 
after the projector is turned on, the picture will be 
zoomed by 1.5 times. On the dialog, triangle marks 
to show each direction will be displayed.
The display magnification of the projector switches in order 
with every press of the MAGNIFY ON button.
  For computer signals, HDMI
TM (RGB) signals, HDBaseTTM signals, 
input signals from the LAN port  
 1.5   times  2 times  3 times  4 times  1 time 
  For video signals, HDBaseT signals, MHL signals or HDMITM signals 
 1.5   times  2 times  1 time 
While the triangles are displayed on the dialog, use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor
buttons to shift the magnifying area.
Press the MAGNIFY OFF  button on the remote control to exit magnification.
• The MAGNIFY dialog will automatically disappear in several seconds 
with no operation. The dialog will appear again if the  MAGNIFY ON button is 
pressed when the dialog has automatically disappeared.
• The magnification is automatically disabled when the displaying signal or its 
display condition is changed.
• While the magnification is active, the keystone distortion condition may vary . It 
will be restored when the magnification is disabled.
• Some horizontal stripes might be visible on the image while magnification is 
active.
• This function is not available in the following cases:  -  A sync signal in the range not supported is input.
-   There is no input signal.
NOTE
ASPECT
BLANKESC
MENU
RESET
AUTOPAGEDOWN
ONOFFFREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS- +ZOOM- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2PbyPMAGNIFYVOLUME-
+GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
ASPECT
BLANK
ESC MENU
RESET
AUTO
PAGE
DOWN
ON
OFF
FREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS
- +
ZOOM
- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2
PbyP
MAGNIFYVOLUME
- +
GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
MAGNIFY
ON/OFF
button 
						

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Operating
Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen 
(however, the indication will not appear when 
SILENT is selected for the OSD MESSAGE item 
in the SETUP (
73)), and the projector will go into the 
FREEZE mode, which the picture is frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to  
normal, press the FREEZE button again. 
Temporarily freezing the screen
• The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when some 
control buttons are pressed.
• If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD 
panel might possibly be burned in. Do not leave the projector in the FREEZE 
mode for too long.
• Images might appear degraded when this function is operated, but it is not a 
malfunction. NOTE
ASPECT
BLANKESC MENU
RESET
AUTOPAGEDOWN
ONOFFFREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS- +ZOOM- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2PbyPMAGNIFYVOLUME-
+GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
ASPECT
BLANK
ESC MENU
RESET
AUTO
PAGE
DOWN
ON
OFF
FREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS
- +
ZOOM
- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2
PbyP
MAGNIFYVOLUME
-
+
GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
FREEZE
button
Press BLANK button on the remote control.
The BLANK screen will be displayed instead of  
the screen of input signal. Please refer to BLANK  
item in SCREEN menu (
76).
To exit from the BLANK screen and return to the  
input signal screen, press  BLANK button again.
Temporarily blanking the screen
• The sound is not connected with the BLANK screen function. If 
necessary, set the volume or mute first. NOTE
ASPECT
BLANKESC MENU
RESET
AUTOPAGEDOWN
ONOFFFREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS- +ZOOM- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2PbyPMAGNIFYVOLUME-
+GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
ASPECT
BLANK
ESC MENU
RESET
AUTO
PAGE
DOWN
ON
OFF
FREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS
- +
ZOOM
- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2
PbyP
MAGNIFYVOLUME
-
+
GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
BLANK
button
•   The projector automatically exits from the BLANK mode when some control 
buttons are pressed.
►If you wish to have a blank screen while the projector's lamp 
is on, use the BLANK function above.
Taking any other action may cause the damage on the projector. CAUTION 
						

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Operating
The PbyP / PinP is a function for displaying two different picture signals on a 
screen that is separated into main and sub areas for each signal. 
PbyP (Picture by Picture) / PinP (Picture in Picture)
• If the LAN port is selected when the  PbyP button is pressed, input 
from other port is displayed on the main area.
• When in the PbyP / PinP mode, use the MENU button on the remote control 
or ▲/▼ buttons on the control panel to display the OSD menu.
• 
There are  certain functions that cannot be used when in the PbyP / PinP mode.
• A message will be displayed when buttons that cannot be used are pressed 
(
111). However, note that there are certain unusable buttons for which 
messages are not displayed.
• The functions on the OSD menu that cannot be used are displayed in gray 
and cannot be selected. NOTE
Normal mode PbyP mode
main 
area sub 
area
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PinP mode
Press the PbyP button on the remote control. This acctivates the PbyP mode. 
Then, press the PbyP button again. The projector goes into PinP mode. The 
screen displayed before the  PbyP button was pressed will be displayed as the 
main area. Most of operations are effective for the main area only. Only outputs 
the audio input signal paired with the picture input signal for the main area.   
To quit the PinP mode, press the PbyP button again.
ð ð
main 
area
sub area
ASPECT
BLANKESC MENU
RESET
AUTOPAGEDOWN
ONOFFFREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS- +ZOOM- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2PbyPMAGNIFYVOLUME-
+GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
ASPECT
BLANK
ESC MENU
RESET
AUTO
PAGE
DOWN
ON
OFF
FREEZE
UP
ENTER
FOCUS
- +
ZOOM
- +
INPUT
INTERACTIVE
MYBUTTON1
2
PbyP
MAGNIFYVOLUME
- +
GEOMETRY PICTURE MUTE
NETWORK
OSD MSG
PbyP
button 
						

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Operating
PbyP (Picture by Picture) / PinP (Picture in Picture) (continued)
The position of the main area can be toggled with the ◄/► buttons when the 
setting information is displayed on the screen. The frame and the audio mark will 
move together with it.   Changing the main area
main 
area sub 
areamain  area
sub 
area
The setting information will be appeared for several seconds when the PbyP  / 
PinP function is started. Displays the input information for each area. A frame 
around the main area and an audio mark indicating the audio output will also be 
displayed. The information can be redisplayed with the ◄/► buttons after it has 
been erased.
  
Setting information
main area
sub area
Input information Audio mark
Frame
PbyP mode
PbyP mode
main areasub area
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main area
PinP mode
sub area
PinP mode
main area sub area
Input information Audio markFrame 
						

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Operating
Press any button to select an input port on the remote control or press the 
INPUT button on the control panel. A dialog box to select the input signal for 
the main area will be displayed. Choose a signal using the ▲/▼ buttons. To 
change the signal in the sub area, switch temporarily across to the main area 
with the ◄/► buttons. 
Displaying the same signal on the both areas is not allowed. Refer to the table 
for details on available input signal combinations. Any combinations marked 
with "X" cannot be selected.
  
Changing the picture input signal
Sub area
Main area
COMPUTER IN
LAN
HDMI 1 / MHL
HDMI 2
HDBaseT *
VIDEO
COMPUTER INX XO OO X
LANXXXXXX
HDMI 1 / MHLO XXO XO
HDMI 2O XO XO O
HDBaseT *O XXO XO
VIDEOX XO OO X
main area sub area
• The combined input signals marked with an "O" can be selected and 
displayed in the PbyP / PinP mode even when the port is set to SKIP with the 
SOURCE SKIP on the OPTION menu (
82). 
NOTE
Input signal
PbyP (Picture by Picture) / PinP(Picture in Picture) (continued)
PbyP mode
(continued on next page)
main area
sub area
Input signal
PinP mode
* CP-WU5505/CP-WX5505/CP-X5555 only 
						

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Using ▲/▼ buttons on the remote control changes the size of main area in 
PbyP mode.
  
Changing the size of main area in PbyP mode
1. Select INPUT MENU > PbyP / PinP SETUP > PinP POSITION (
67). 
2. Using ▲/▼ buttons on the remote control changes the position of sub area    
    in PinP mode.
  
Changing the position of sub area in PinP mode
main area
sub area main area
sub area
PbyP (Picture by Picture) / PinP (Picture in Picture) (continued)
• For some signals, it may not be displayed correctly in the PbyP / PinP 
mode, even if it can be displayed properly in the normal mode.
• PbyP/PinP is unavailable when MANUAL is selected in GEOMETRY 
CORRECTION > EDGE BLENDING > MODE. NOTE
Press the MY BUTTON assigned the PbyP / PinP SWAP (
84). The position of 
the both area is exchanged without any setting change.
  
PbyP /PinP SWAP function
main 
area sub 
area main 
area
sub 
areamain area
sub area main area
sub area
PbyP mode PinP mode
main area
sub areamain area sub area
main areasub area
main area
sub area sub areamain area